gáma

See also: gama, gamma, and gāma

Icelandic

Noun

gáma

  1. indefinite accusative plural of gámur
  2. indefinite genitive plural of gámur

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

gáma m (genitive singular gáma)

  1. gamma (Greek letter)

Declension
Declension of gáma

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative gáma
Vocative a gháma
Genitive gáma
Dative gáma

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an gáma
Genitive an gháma
Dative leis an ngáma

don gháma

Derived terms
  • gáma-gha (“gamma ray”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gáma gháma ngáma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gáma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “gáma” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kāmëk.

Noun

gáma

  1. shoe

Inflection
Odd, bm-m gradation
Nominative gáma
Genitive gábmaga
Singular Plural
Nominative gáma gábmaga
Accusative gábmagav gábmagijt
Genitive gábmaga gábmagij
Illative gábmagij gábmagijda
Inessive gábmagin gábmagijn
Elative gábmagis gábmagijs
Comitative gábmagijn gábmagij
Abessive gábmagadagá
gábmagadagi		 gábmagijdagá
gábmagijdagi
Essive gáman
gábmagin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gábmagim
gábmagam		 gábmagimme gábmagimme
2nd person gábmagit
gábmagat		 gábmagihtte gábmagihtte
3rd person gábmagis gábmagiska gábmagisá

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kāmëk.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkaːma/

Noun

gáma

  1. shoe

Inflection
Odd, pm-m gradation
Nominative gáma
Genitive gápmaga
Singular Plural
Nominative gáma gápmagat
Accusative gápmaga gápmagiid
Genitive gápmaga gápmagiid
Illative gápmagii gápmagiidda
Locative gápmagis gápmagiin
Comitative gápmagiin gápmagiiguin
Essive gáman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gápmagan gápmageamẹ gápmageamẹt
2nd person gápmagat gápmageattẹ gápmageattẹt
3rd person gápmagis gápmageaskkạ gápmageasẹt

Descendants
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: kommag
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: kommag

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kāmëk.

Noun

gáma

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Inflection

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Further reading
  • gáma in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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